Srinagar, June 27 : A terrorist of Al-Badr outfit was killed while a policeman was injured during an encounter in Hawoora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday, police said here.
In a statement , a spokesperson said that acting on a specific input regarding the presence of a terrorist in village Hawoora, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by Police, Army (1st RR) and CRPF (18 Bn) in the area.
The statement reads that during the search operation, as the joint search party approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding terrorist fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party, in which one police personnel got injured who was subsequently shifted to hospital for treatment.
“The hiding terrorist was also given an opportunity to surrender, however he kept on firing on the joint forces. The fire was effectively retaliated, leading to an encounter. In the ensuing encounter, a local terrorist linked with proscribed terrorist outfit Al-Badr was killed and his body was retrieved from the site of encounter.”
